Kamba Ramayanam Aranya Kandam 3 (Padalam 8)
Kamba Ramayanam Aranya Kandam 3 (Padalam 8)

By Kambar (Kavichakravarthy Kamban)

Translated in English by P. R Ramachander

Kamba Ramayanam-Aranya Kandam 3 (Padalam 8)

8. Mareechan vadhai padalam

Chapter on killing of Mareecha.
(When Mareecha says he wants to   take revenge on Rama , Mareecha tries to dissuade   him in various. When he understands , that that if he     does not agree   Ravana   would kill him, he agrees. Ravana   then asks him   to go as a golden deer and tempt Sita and remove Rama from that   place. Mareecha goes as an attractive deer  .Sita wants that deer. Lakshmana tries his best to impress on Rama     that the deer was a result of illusion and mot probably Mareecha. When Lakshmana says that he will go   behind the deer, Sita becomes sad and Rama himself goes    asking Lakshmana to    guard Sita.  When Rama realizes    that   the deer is a magical one , he kills it.  The deer shouts in Rama’s voice  “Oh Sita , Oh Lakshmana “ and dies. Rama  is worried.)

3237. As soon as   Ravana  reached there   the Mareecha who was living there ,Became scared   and with a pained mind as well as   confused   thoughts  ,Went to the front and received    Ravana  who  was like a   black mountain,Showered hospitality on him   and seeing the faded face   of Ravana   started    talking.

3238.  The confused Mareecha    told him, “Oh lord     who rules    creating fear ,To the Indra who rules from shade   of Karpaga    tree and also the God of death,What   is the  purpose   of your coming  like a poor man    who does not  have anybody,To  this forest and   that   too   in search of the poor hut of   mine?”

3239. Ravana said, “several things have happened  but I continued to live,I am further getting   tired  my   shine    has   gone away  ,My fame   and  greatness    have  both gone away   and now  ,How shall I say about    all these    things to you  “   after telling this  ,He again told “that is something which will    bring,Shame   as   well  as    bad name     to all devas.”

3240. ”Oh one who holds the spear , the men there  have become   stronger ,Using their sharp sword   they have cut away   the nose of your niece  Soorpanakha,And if we see deeply   what  other worse    bad fate     can occur    ,To your clan as well as my  clan., please tell.”

3241. “If a man  has   insulted  my sister   and not only that  , he ,Waged war with a bow    and  drank    the   life   span of   Khara ,Who is a great warrior    and who   had ebbing great     anger, And brought bad name to me who has   so far only won victory .Is it proper    for you to see   that your nephews holding cruel spears  ,Are killed   and remain    happy carrying   both your hands?”

3242. “Due to all this   the heat of mind did not reduce,I  became   depressed and am slowly    wasting away  ,And since they are  not equal to my strength   ,I do not want to fight with them but I wanted   to kidnap  ,That lady with coral like  lips and  I want your help  in this,For the sake of wiping away  this insult    of mine   and I have   come here.”

3243. Before Ravana  completed all these words   which were  like  melting  iron,In a burning fire     and pouring    it in  to his ears   , Mareecha   closed  ,Both his ears   and said “chee, chee  “  and tottered  and ,Removing his fear   for Ravana    from his mind  ,With a mind which was     greatly   angry   and started  telling.”

3244. ,”oh king  , You have sought and got the   end of your life   ,You have lost your wisdom  . This has  not happened    due to you  ,Because  this has happened    due to    the strength   of fate  ,Though it is not  sweet for you  to hear   , I am telling   this to you,Taking account your welfare  “he then he started   telling   matters   of courage     to him.

3245. “You    cut off your   heads by   your  own hand   and offered them in Yagna fire  ,You    tortured your soul    for very many years    by starving    your selves And was it not like this  that you got    all this wealth    and if you neglect,The fruits of your penance   now   , would it  be possible  for  you get them again.”

3246. “Oh king  who is    greatly learned  in Vedas  written by   chosen words  ,You followed Dharma   and did    great penance    and got  all this wealth  ,And not by following    the path of Adharma   , please tell after thinking ,Did you not get everything     through   following good ways  ?   Again ,Would you now follow the path     of Adharma     and loose  all that  wealth.”

3247. “They who  steal   the kingdom from those    who show love  ,Those who collected tax     by tormenting  the  citizens  ,And  those who take for themselves  the ladies who live  ,In their homes as    wife  of others  would be completely  ,Destroyed   by  the God of    Dharma      himself ,Till now    who among   the cruel ones    have continued to live?”

3248. ”The lord of Devas   due  to the beauty of Ahalya  lost his prestige,And like  that several people    who were    equivalent to that  Indra  ,Got   bad name  . “Oh Lord     who does not have    any    brain,Several ladies who are   equivalent  to Goddess Lakshmi   are enjoying   your wealth,And   you are now  talking    that  which is talked by  those who do not have good advisors?”

3249. ”If you do not   follow   and act  you would not get    anything good And you would get only sin   and  bad name   out   of it  , and if ,By chance   you  win  , That Rama    who had created  the world,Using arrows which are    like the curse   of great saints  ,Would win over you and destroy   all your clan along with descendents.”

3250. ”Even though I advise  like this   you are refusing  to think about   it,One of the chiefs of your army called Khara   along    with his army   and Very strong chariot regiment  was killed By Rama    by one of his bow   and ,He has decided   to kill   all the Rakshasa clans    and this  is pitiable  .”

3251.  “Among the cruel who is   equal in cruelty    to  Viradha   and ,Alas by one of the arrows    of Rama  he was killed    and went to heaven  ,And when that is so   among us who can escape from him alive  ,Thinking like  this    I have   become   greatly pained   ,And are    you going    to increase   my   pain   further  more?”

3252. “All those    who have died are   all dead   and do not  take  any  action,So  that more people     would  die   in future , Please, please do not do it,If you do that  there  would  be no  way to  escape  .It is not possible   to tell   how many people   ruled this earth  and  It is not possible  for     those   who do not follow Dharma    to  live   with stability ,Also in this    world   there are  none who did not get destroyed,And are not all people      those who vanished    without anything?”

3253. “He is the one   who sent one   arrow to kill  my  younger brother Subahu,And my mother   Thadaga  and my  manliness    went back before    That great archer Rama,And  his younger   brother who is    very near   him   and I became   tired as I lost my valour  and That  Rama    is your enemy ,And due to that   mind is  shivering like a string.”

3254.  All the moving  and not moving    things   will not be there for ever,And they would definitely get    destroyed, andThis   truth is known    to you  and so hear my words    and do not do bad acts  ,And at least from now    always   be our chief   and with great wealth ,Live   always    happily, “   said  Mareecha

See also  Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 13 (Padalam 34)

3255.  After    hearing   this  Ravana told, ,” Addressing me    who  lifted by his palm,The Kailasa  mountain along with  Lord Shiva    who keeps     ganges   on his     head,And who has  very pretty   Manikhya shoulders   ,  you   have   told    that,I am weaker than a mere  man   “  and then he  looked at him  ,With fire in his very cruel    eyes   , lifted his eye brow like   arch   and with great   anger.

3256. ” You did not consider about the insult     that happened to our clan,And    without any fear    you   made one  without   firmness   of my mind,You praised that one    who made the    face of my sister    in to a mountain cave  ,But I have decided    to    pardon you for   this great crime “ said Ravana.

3257. Understanding   that   Ravana    who was angry with him  ,Who is   valorous    and who does not have    any greatness  in him,Would further    get    angry with him  , desiring   to get    away  ,Without giving any further   advice  , he asked  him, “you are getting  ,Angry with yourself   , you are   getting angry with your clan  ,But     are   not getting angry      with me  , “why is this?”

3258. ”  If    you consider that    carrying  the Kailasa  mountain a great act   ,When Janaka gave the bow    and told  him  , This a bow    held    by Lord Shiva  ,And   is  like   a meru mountain  , please bend it”    That  matchless  Rama  ,Who was equal to a mountain  , held its   string   and broke it in to pieces  ,That bow which was like  a mountain  Meru   which touches    the sky, is it not?”

3259. ”You are one who do not know     the strength  of Rama   completely,And  even if it is explained    to you  , you refuse   to   understand,Even  before  That   Rama prepares     for the war   and wears  a Thumbai garland,All the lives  of his enemies   ,   their   soul would be uprooted    from them,Due to ignorance    You   consider  Sita  as a   human lady   and   that is not her form,And it is the form of   the    sin that the Rakshasas   have done.

3260. When I realize    that   you along with your relatives   cannot escape  ,My mind is beating like a drum  , My soul    is  greatly   shivering  and  you  do not seem to be Bothered about it   , A person   who is standing near   one , who is drinking   poison,If he tells “you are doing a good act “  is   it    good   thing to do?

3261. , From Lord Shiva    to the land of devas   and all the lands in between,The divine arrows that   were  given by sage   Viswamithra , with great   fire,Within the time of batting    the eye lash   are capable of killing all  lives ,They never  know defeat , are innumerable   and  are waiting orders  of Rama.

3262.  Due to the increase  of   poison   called passion which is sorrowful ,You have told very cruel words   , would   this not lead to your   destruction?Being    your maternal uncle, I was born     in this clan    before    you ,And that  is why I told these   words  , Please  change your opinion, “Mareecha    said.

3263. Though Mareecha requested  Ravana   to think about all his words ,Ravana, the king of Rakshasas   berated    him  and started    telling,“You are   still alive   becoming scared   of the one    who killed   your mother,And  is it proper    to consider   you as  manly  , when you have  done like this?”

3264. ”Did    you tell me   who made    the elephants   guarding the directions  run away ,Who destroyed    the greatness     of   devas   by entering   their kingdom,And burnt all their  homes   and who are  ruling    all over the  world  , that  ,The sons of Dasaratha    are capable   of destroying me?  This strength  is great , great.”

3265. I  have  won over all the  three   worlds  and now  I am going to get ,More enemies to fight  , Is there anything  more sweeter than that?Do   carry out   my orders.  . It is not proper for you being  a  minister  ,Who should think about    and   protect   the country  ,To take    actions    in a way that   you think is right?

3266. ”Even if   you refuse    to obey my order  , using  my sharp knife   ,I would do what   my mind wants to do?  I would not go away from it  ,Leave out  telling    these advices   which I hate   and carry out  ,My desires   and then you can stay alive. Do according to what I want , “ he said to Ravana.

3267. When Ravana    told like that , understanding   his thought process ,Mareecha thought  “those   who are   greatly proud    would be destroyed,And    is this not a deep  philosophy” and that   More than the people who believe,“Arrogance of those people   would destroy relations  .”,Mareecha   thought That “where  are  those arrogant people ?”    and started    talking like  ,Water   sprinkled   on the   melted  copper  .

3268. Mareecha told  , “I told   all this    for   your benefit   only  in a  true manner,       And I did not  tell them thinking   that   destruction would come to me   andI did not advice    you because  of fear  . When destruction comes   near us,Even if some body advices  properly  , it     would as improper,Oh Ravana   who travels on an improper path, tell me what  I should do?”

3269. As soon as Mareecha told like this   , Ravana    got up and hugged him,And after   leaving out his anger  towards him told, “Oh Mareecha who has,Mountain like    shoulders , instead   of dying by the arrows of  love god,Would not we get    fame if  we die     by the arrows   of Rama?Please  bring me Sita    who has turned   cool breeze as   enemy  to me,And give    her   to me”  and thus    he requested   him.

3270. When Ravana    told him like this   Mareecha   replied to him,“For taking revenge on Rama for killing my mother , once   when I went,To Dandakaranya  along with two other Rakshasas,  those who came with me died,From the   arrows which came from the bow of Rama,I returned back greatly scared. What job should   I   do now?”

3271. When Mareecha told like that , That  Rakshasa chief   Ravana told,“Sir,  I am standing here ready   to kill him   , who killed    your   mother ,In a very base manner. Is the question “what can I go    and achieve”,A  proper question from you  . Should we   not catch that Sita  by  creating illusion?”

3272. Mareecha told  , Now     what else    can I tell you  ?   to attain the   wife of Rama,By your valour   and ability   would only be proper   and not attain her by cheating?To get her my cheating would be demeaning    to your position      and status   and So Win over   Rama in  war   and increase    your  suitability  for   doing that  ,Would be suitable     to the     tradition of justice that   we follow?”

3273. When his relative told him like this ,  Ravana  laughed   at it  and said,“Is the  army necessary to win over    those men? Would not the   sword  ,Held by my strong hands   be sufficient for that  ?   but if   Rama and Lakshmana ,Die  , she  who is human  , who would be alone, would prefer to die a nd so,Because of that   we will catch her   by  using magical     illusion?”

3274.  Mareecha thought  ,”even  before    he touches   that lady  ,Rama   would cut off the heads   of Ravana  and make them fall down,But  I am not able to   tell him the proper    way to  do it?Who would    fully know     the   path of fate and so  except,Carrying out orders   of Ravana  , I   do not see   any other   option.”

3275. And he asked Ravana  ,”What   type of illusion    should I perform here?Please tell me,.”  And for that   Ravana    replied  ‘You enter   the forest,As a golden deer and create   attraction in the mind   of that golden girl”And Mareecha    agreed to do that and started    from there  . Also ,That king of Rakshasas  with shining spear    went   in  another direction.”

3276. Due  to knowing    the   strength   of the bow  of those two brothers,Mareecha   did not    take   this decision    himself and since   he knew ,The power   of the sword of Ravana   he agreed to obey that   order,We will now    tell about his thoughts  as well what he did?

See also  Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 12 (Padalam 30)

3277. He would sorrow greatly   thinking about his close   relatives,He would think  of that valorous  heroes  , get  scared and fainted.He  started shivering thinking about    what  will happen   to the fishes,Once   the deep moat   of water is poisoned fully. And the  pain,That    he felt in his heart    was  something beyond   tought.

3278. He thought  of how he suffered    during the   Yaga  of Viswamithra,And when he went as a deer   to the forest.That  Mareecha  who has never faced the end or death , for the   third time,Consented for being killed    and travelling on its path,Went    and reached    the forest where Lord Rama   lived.

3279. Mareecha went   in the form of a golden deer  , which was matchless ,And which due    to the luster    of its body   gave light    to heaven and earth,In search  of Sita      who herself was like a deer   and found her.

3280. All the different types   of deer of the forest  , like  the lover  losing his mind  ,To a prostitute   who has   an unstable mind   and who does not have    real love On seeing that    golden deer    surrounded her with  ocean like    desire.

3281. Sita   about whose   waist people    told that  it was a lie  ,Walked    with    great pain to her waist   and started  plucking flowers ,In the forest   using    her soft hands    wearing lustrous bangles.

3282. The people     who would definitely   get in to problems ,Would see   many   unimaginable    weird   forms   in their dream  ,And like that  Sita   who is going   to undergo   sufferings  ,Which  will  not be undergone at any time  , Saw that magical deer.

3283. Due to   the  life of Ravana    nearing the end   and   due to fact,That  Dharma would luxuriously grow   in this earth after  his death,She  on seeing the golden deer could not recognize    that it is an illusionAnd stood there   wanting  that deer  ,  which is something not to be done.

3284., That Sita who had a forehead like the young crescent  ,When the     golden deer came and stood before her  ,With  gret desire    decided that “I would ask Rama,“Please catch and give it to me  “  ,  with great wish  ,Reached    that valorous hero   who wins by his bow.

3285. She saluted   Rama and told   him  , “I see a deer made of pure gold  .Which   shines     due to great light  ,which has long ears and legs  ,Which  are made of real  red gems   before  me which  is sweet to see .”

3286. Without thinking even a little   that  “ No such deer ,Was ever seen in this world so far  “  Rama    , the father of Brahma,Hearing   the  loving words of deer like Sita  , he also started   desiring  it.

3287. Not telling   that    it is  not a proper desire  because,Sita was asking for it , when Rama   at that time told,“Oh lady   wearing ornaments and   who is like a golden creeper  ,We would see   that deer”  Lakshmana   understanding   ,The way   of his,    started    the conversation  like this.

3288. ”Its   body is of gold colour  , ears , leg are    tail are  like red gems,And this deer with a nature of moving fast   , is not natural ,And would it be proper to think    it as   some thing magical  ,And oh Lord     under no circumstance    can it  be  true”  Lakshmana told

3289. And Rama told him then,  “ Oh younger   brother  all those  ,Greatly wise people   have not fully   understood    about   the nature,Of this shifting world and its   beings are  innumerable   crores of types ,And   so just  based on our knowledge  we cannot   say  it does not exist in this world.

3290. “You hae come to this   conclusion   by thought process   of the mind,Are we not hearing newer   and newer    type  of news    daily  ,Have you not heard  about the seven gold coloured    swans?”

3291.  “There are   no rules  to the beings of this world   that,They should look like    this only.  “Said  Rama to his younger brother,And  Sita    thought    that when they were   talking like  this,That golden deer   would go   in several forest paths   and vanish.

3292. That black mountain like    Rama    observing   this sad    thought  ,Of Sita   Said  “Oh lady who wears great    ornaments  , show it to me.”And started   to go with her  but that brother who wears   golden anklets  ,Went behind them and just like fate   that cannot be    side stepped  ,That     golden deer  came    and stood    before   them.

3293. Rama with his great wisdom  did not properly   examine  ,That deer   and said, “this deer is indeed pretty”  ,Can we  ,Think about those words and judge  it   for is he  not  ,The lord  of the devas    who has    left his serpent bed and has come here.

3294. ”Rama said  , “ Oh brother  , see   this deer carefully  , except ,Saying that it is only like   itself can we compare   it with any other   thing ,In this world.. Its    teeth    are   like   the smiling   pearls   and it  is,Like a streak of lightning     walking   over the bed of grass,And  its body is like  red gold   and the  dots on his body are like   silver.”

3295. “Oh lad   with strong bow   and one learned   in Dhanur   Veda,Whether it is a man or woman , once they see   it from near by place ,There  cannot be anyone who does not like it  and you please   see  ,That  all the beings that   crawl as well as fly   are   surrounding it,Like the flying insects     rushing   to see the flame of burning    fire.”

3296. When the honourable    Rama told like this    Lakshmana ,Stared carefully     at that  deer and  made up his mind  that, “it is not natural “ and told  “Oh heroic one  who wears  ,The  scented   flower   garland  , even if it is a   deer ,Made of gold, what  use it is for us?   And ,It is only  proper    for us to go away    from it.”

3297. Even before Lakshmana     completed    his words  , that pretty lady,Told   the  pretty  Rama “Oh son of  the king  , if you speedily   catch,This deer which is attractive    to the mind  , when we return,To Ayodhya    from this forest   , this would be    a rare  pet,Which would be    useful to play  with joy      for me.”

3298. When Sita who had a waist  which is doubtful in existence   told  like this,Indicating her  wish  , when Rama told with certainty “Just now I will catch and give “,That Lakshmana who was   clear in his thought   told him , “Oh elder  brother,, You would in the end    understand that  this  deer   is ,Only  a    cruel and tricky Rakshasa, with an intention to cheat     .”

3299. That Rama      who has    come    to remove     the sufferings    of the   devas told.“If it is a magic deer  , it would  die with my arrow   and  by killing it then,WE would fulfill   our duty of killing     the furious    Rakshasas   but  suppose  ,It is a pure   deer  , we will catch and bring it  , In both of there  where is evil?”

3300.  “Oh Rama     who has    very powerful golden shoulders , we do not know,Who has sent this magical deer and   we do not know what type   of  illusion  ,He has used   and we are not able    to know   what type of deer this   is,And it is not proper    to indulge   in the job of hunting  ,Which our   forefathers      hated to  get  indulged   in.” said Lakshmana.

3301.  “  Leaving   out our determination to kill the   Rakshasas   who  are our enemies.Saying    that   they are innumerable    and  that the magic and illusion  That   they practice    is terrible   is something which would   make,Others  laugh at us  “ and so there   is nothing wrong    in trying to catch this deer ,Like this    Rama the father   of Lord Brahma    told his   great    brother.

See also  Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 2 (Padalam 4)

3302.  Then Lakshmana told , “  Oh Lord   , is it not proper   to a perform,Any job that we want to do after  clear thought ?  Even if large number of people  ,Are involved   in sending this deer   and are in hiding , With cruel arrows ,In my bow I would follow    them  and   speedily  I will pursue and destroy them.If not   I would catch hold of this    deer   and drag it   to this place.”

3303. Sita   interfered in this   talk of Lakshmana   and that   swan like Sita,Becoming sad   and   like a parrot   lisped    sweetly   thee words ,Like nectar   using her red mouth   “Oh Lord, would you yourself  .Not go and catch this deer and give it to me  “ and with red lines  ,On her blue lotus   like eyes  which were shedding  pearl like tears, with great anger.

3304. Seeing that love    tiff of Sita who told like this   , Rama   who could protect all,Said to Lakshmana, “Oh brother who wears garland of golden flowers ,I would myself go and catch this deer    and return swiftly.Till then  you please   guard Sita who is like   the peacock of the forest.”And  then taking arrows     which are  as sharp as   spears  , he started going fast.

3305. Then Lakhmana told  “ In the Yaga conducted    by Viswamithra  ,One of the three Rakshasas escaped and I have a doubt that  this may be that Mareecha,Oh Lord  , please think over it again  . Pease   go   and come back without any harm,”After sayring this he raised both his arms saluted Rama   and    started ,Guarding the hermitage    in which Sita entered by standing  near   the door.

3306. Without bothering about  the   true words   told by the great thinker   Lakshmana,That Rama who had pretty shoulders   like mountain   but   only thinking,About anger of Sita who had a   face  like    full moon  , with a   smile ,On   his  red lips which were like coral   and Sindhoora  , Rama     Started    following     that   golden deer.

3307.  That magical deer   walked stepping slowly  , stared    as if it was scared  ,Straightened   its long ears   and then lifting its hooves   up to its breasts.,Jumped up the sky   and crossing the speed of  lashing wind and mindStarted    running from there   , making  one learn a new name   for its speed.

3308. Rama    took and kept   his feet which measured   the earth   in speedy steps.Is   there is another   world for him to measure  ? He ran speedilyAnd he showed the world  his   form  which   is    everywhere  ,Who can  ever estimate    the speed with which he went?

3309. That deer    would climb   on mountains  , would jump on clouds in the sky,When one nears it  will run away   and if  you delay to   go near   , it   would,Come and stand near the  touching   distance   and    if one goes near it  ,It would  move away far off   and stand there  ,  would love   you as much as you pay,And Oh mother it went like mind of   prostitutes wearing scented    garlands.

3310. Though    this    has taken the form of   deer   but I feel   that  its acts   Are very different from that of deer, and it is proper that Lakshmana  ,Suspected  it earlier to me  .His thoughts seems to be true  and proper  ,Had I also properly   thought about   it, I would   not have come  over here ,And after   suffering this pain   I also feel that  is illusion of Rakshasas”  , Rama thought.

3311. Thinking in his mind    that  “Now Rama   would not try to catch me  ,But he would kill me with    his arrow and  send   to heaven “   that Mareecha,Who is an expert in illusion  , with great speed  jumped on to the   sky.

3312., In that second   Rama   send   a red arrow    which    was like His cruel weapon of wheel , that  cannot be   stopped ,  at that deer  ,With an order “Wherever that deer goes  , go to all those places  and remove   its soul”    

3313. , That arrow     which was looking like a long leaf   went  ,And hit at the heart   of Mareecha   which was fully filled with deceit  ,And immediately     using his open mouth   he shouted  ,”Sita,  Lakshmana”,In the voice of Rama  , so that   it will go in all the eight   directions   And beyond  that   and   fell like a hill   assuming   his real     form.

3314. ,  Seeing that cruel one   falling    dead   in his natural form  ,Understanding that   the deer   is not  a true one   and  Rama thought ,About his younger brother  “He is  an able one   and he   is like my soul”,And the   one who  came    to attack me  is very intelligent  .

3315. Then he stared    at the body of the cruel one who died ,Shouting  so that  his voice reaches   all the directions  ,And understood    that  he was  the Mareecha  who came ,During     the faultless     sage    Viswamithra.

3316. ”When my arrow which pierces   hit his chest  , by his magic,He cried for Sita and Lakshmana      imitating my voice   and perhaps,Hearing that call  Sita who  has eyes    as     cool as    a rain,Would become sad  “ thought Rama    and got worried.

3317. ”My younger brother      as soon as he saw the deer   understood  ,Earlier itself that he    was Mareecha     who was the master of illusion,And since he   knows well about    my strength  , he would have  ,Consoled Sita   and would have told about realty   of that  voice”Thinking   like this  , he managed to attain clarity   of mind.

3318. ”Mareecha does not have  to come here  , only for death,He has come definitely   with a plan  and due to his shouting  ,A big harm is going to happen  and so   even before that  happens,It would be better   for me   to reach my hermitage  , “thinking like this   he started back.

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About Kavichakravarthy Kamban

Kavichakravarthy Kamban
Kavichakravarthy Kamban

Historians place him in the 9th century CE, But surely Kamban belongs to the third great wave of Tamizh literature that started with the Sangam period (dated before the Common Era), followed by the widespread impact of Bhakti literature of the Alwars (vaishnavite saints) & Nayanamars (shaivaite saints). Kamban Authored Ramanaya in Tamil…Known as Kamba Ramayanam..

Kambar has been the milestone for the Tamil scholars that none had reached. He was also known as “Kamba Naatazhvar” at his time. Many Tamil authors from the modern world have written the books on the poet Kamban.

FAQs

Who wrote Tamil Ramayana?

Kambar or Kavichakravarthy Kamban (1180–1250) was a medieval Tamil poet and the author of the Ramavataram, popularly known as Kambaramayanam, the Tamil version of the epic Ramayana.

What is the difference between Kamba Ramayanam and Valmiki Ramayana?

Valmiki Ramayana and Kamba Ramayanam are two versions of Ramayana written in the Sanskrit and Tamil languages respectively. … Kamba Ramayanam is originally called as Ramavataram. Although Valmiki Ramayana is the original version of the story of Rama, Kamba Ramayana is believed to be based on the work by Valmiki.

What is the story of Kamba Ramayanam?

The Kamba Ramayanam, is a Tamil epic that was written by the Tamil poet Kambar during the 12th century. Based on Valmiki’s Ramayana (which is in Sanskrit), the story describes the life of King Rama of Ayodhya.

How many Kandam are there in Kamba Ramayanam?

The book is divided into six chapters, called Kandam in Tamil. The Kandams are further divided into 123 sections called Padalam (படலம்) in Tamil. These 123 sections contain approximately 12,000 verses of the epic.

Kamba Ramayanam in English Index

Kamba Ramayanam: An Introduction
Bala Kandam
Bala Kandam – Padalam 1
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 1 (Padalam 2)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 1 (Padalam 3)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 1 (Padalam 4)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam (Padalam 5)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam (Padalam 6)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam (Padalam 7)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 3 (Padalam 8)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 3 (Padalam 9)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 3 (Padalam 10)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 4 (Padalam 11)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 4 (Padalam 12)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 4 (Padalam 13)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 4 (Padalam 14)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 5 (Padalam 15)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 5 (Padalam 16)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 5 (Padalam 17)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 5 (Padalam 18)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 6 (Padalam 19)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 6 (Padalam 20)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 6 (Padalam 21)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 7 (Padalam 22)
Kamba Ramayanam: Bala Kandam 7 (Padalam 23)
Ayodhya Kandam
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 1 (Padalam 1)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 1 (Padalam 2)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 1 (Padalam 3)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 2 (Padalam 4)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 5)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 6)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 7)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 8)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 3 (Padalam 9)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 4 (Padalam 10)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 4 (Padalam 11)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 4 (Padalam 12)
Kamba Ramayanam: Ayodhya Kandam 5 (Padalam 13)
Aranya Kandam
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 1 (Padalam 1)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 1 (Padalam 2)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 1 (Padalam 3)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 1 (Padalam 4)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 2 (Padalam 5)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 2 (Padalam 6)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 3 (Padalam 7)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 3 (Padalam 8)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 4 (Padalam 9)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 4 (Padalam 10)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 5 (Padalam 11)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 5 (Padalam 12)
Kamba Ramayanam: Aranya Kandam 5 (Padalam 13)
Kishkinda Kandam
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 1 (Padalam 1)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 1 (Padalam 2)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 1 (Padalam 3)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 1 (Padalam 4)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 1 (Padalam 5)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 1 (Padalam 6)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 2 (Padalam 7)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 2 (Padalam 8)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 3 (Padalam 9)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 3 (Padalam 10)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 4 (Padalam 11)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 4 (Padalam 12)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 4 (Padalam 13)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 4 (Padalam 14)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 5 (Padalam 15)
Kamba Ramayanam: Kishkinda Kandam 5 (Padalam 16)
Sundara Kandam
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 1 (Padalam 1)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 1 (Padalam 2)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 2 (Padalam 3)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 2 (Padalam 4)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 3 (Padalam 5)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 3 (Padalam 6)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 3 (Padalam 7)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 3 (Padalam 8)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 4 (Padalam 9)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 4 (Padalam 10)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 4 (Padalam 11)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 5 (Padalam 12)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 5 (Padalam 13)
Kamba Ramayanam: Sundara Kandam 5 (Padalam 14)
Yudha Kandam
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 1 (Padalam 1)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 1 (Padalam 2)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 1 (Padalam 3)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 2 (Padalam 4)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 2 (Padalam 5)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 2 (Padalam 6)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 3 (Padalam 7)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 3 (Padalam 8)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 3 (Padalam 9)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 3 (Padalam 10)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 3 (Padalam 11)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 4 (Padalam 12)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 4 (Padalam 13)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 4 (Padalam 14)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 5 (Padalam 15)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 6 (Padalam 16)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 6 (Padalam 17)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 7 (Padalam 18)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 8 (Padalam 19)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 8 (Padalam 20)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 9 (Padalam 21)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 9 (Padalam 22)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 10 (Padalam 23)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 10 (Padalam 24)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 10 (Padalam 25)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 11 (Padalam 26)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 11 (Padalam 27)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 12 (Padalam 28)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 12 (Padalam 29)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 12 (Padalam 30)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 13 (Padalam 31)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 13 (Padalam 32)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 13 (Padalam 33)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 13 (Padalam 34)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 13 (Padalam 35)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 14 (Padalam 36)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 15 (Padalam 37)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 16 (Padalam 38)
Kamba Ramayanam: Yudha Kandam 16 (Padalam 39)
Kamba Ramayanam in English Index

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